WEBVTT
WILL HELP THEM
@CONNECT WITH PEOPLE OUT IN THE
@COMMUNITY.
@P>> THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SEEN
@ONE IN OUR COMMUNITY IS VERY
@FRUSTRATING... 100 IN OUR
@COMMUNITY IS FRUSTRATING FOR US
@AND OUR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS, BUT
@HAS TO BE SO PAINFUL FOR THE 100
@FAMILY SCGROUPS OF FRIENDS WHO
@LOST ANOTHER PERSON.
@PReporter: IT'S ANOTHER REASON
@CHIEF CONRAD IS HOPING
@TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY POLICING
@WILL HELP CUT DOWN O VIOLENT
@CRIME.
@P>> I JUST WANT MORE PEOPLE TO
@COME OUT AND GET TO KNOW WHAT
@THE POLICE ARE ALL ABOUT.
@AND THEN... THEY ARE NOT OUT TO
@GET US.
@THEY ARE OUT TO HELP A.
@PReporter: THE RECOMMENDATIONS
@COME FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA AFTER
@HE APPOINTED A TASK FORCE TO
@TALK WITH OFFICERS AND CITIZENS
@ACRO THE U.S.
@THERE ARE SIX KEY PILLARS IN THE
@PRESIDENT'S PLAN.
@TODAY OFFICERS DISCUSSED PILLAR
@THREE... TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIA
@MEDIA.
@TECHNOLOGY CREATES A NUMBER OF
@OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAW
@ENFORCEMENT TO SERVE AND ENGAGE
@THE PUBLIC.
@FOR EXAMPLE, LMPD HAS ROUGHLY
@1,000 BODY CAMERAS THAT ARE
@BEING USED TO HEL
@INVESTIGATIONS AND TO DOCUMENT
@WHAT HAPPENED DURING A
@INCIDENT.
@IN THE 21ST CENTURY SOCIAL MEDIA
@HAS BECOME THE PREFERRED
@ECONOMICS FOR MANY AND IT'S
@IMPERATIVE THAT POLICE HAVE
@THESE TOOLS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.
@PReporter: LEFT-HAND HAS BEEN
@WORKING ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA
@MEDIA PRESENCE FOR MONTHS.
@THE OFFICER WAS LIVESTREAMING
@THE FORUM ON FACEBOOK.
@THEY ANNOUNCED THE LMPD MOBILE
@APP WHERE PEOPLE CAN UPLOAD
@PHOTOS AND REPORT CRIMES.
@P>> WE WILL CURRENTLY TO DO WHAT
@WE CAN TO TRY TO BUILD BRIDGES
@IN THIS COMMUNITY TO REACH OUT
@TO PEOPLE TO GET PEOPLE
@INVOLVED.
@BUT IT WILL TAKE THE ENTIRE
@COMMUNITY WORKING TOGETHER IF WE
@WANT TO SEE LOUISVILLE BECOME
@SAFER.
@PReporter: IF YOU WANT TO
@DOWNLOAD THE LMPD MOBILE APP, GO

The rising number of homicides in the Louisville metro has LMPD discussing its new crime-fighting initiative, 21st Century Policing.

"The fact that we have seen 100 in our community is very frustrating for us and our enforcement efforts, but it has got to be so painful for those 100 families and groups of friends who have lost a person," Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Steve Conrad said.

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It's another reason why Conrad is hoping 21st Century Policing will help cut down on violent crime. The program calls for transparency, better training practices, and building stronger relationships within the community.

"I just want the people to come out and get to know what the police are all about. They are not out to get us, they are out to help us," said Clarinda Carothers, wholives in Newburg.

The recommendations come from President Obama, after he appointed a task force to talk with officers and citizens across the U.S. There are six key pillars in the president's plan.

On Monday officers discussed pillar 3, technology and social media. Technology creates a number of opportunities for law enforcement to serve and engage the public. For example, LMPD has roughly 1,000 body cameras that are being used to help investigations and to document what happens during an incident.

"In the 21st century, social media has become the preferred method of mass communication for many and it is imperative that police agencies have these tools to identify threats to our communities," Louisville Police Department Sgt. Phil Russell said.

LMPD has been working on improving its transparency and social media presence for months. In fact, Officer Lamont Washington, who was recently appointed to be in charge of digital and social media efforts, was live-streaming the forum on Facebook.

Officials also announced an LMPD mobile app, where people can upload photos and report crimes.

"We are going to continue to do what we can to try to build bridges in this community, to reach out to people, to get people involved, but it is going to take the entire community working together if we ever want to see Louisville become safer," said Chief Conrad.